Badminton

Tame end for Hoon and Tan (updated)

South Korean doubles player Ko Sung-hyun (left) is going great guns at the All-England by powering into two semi-finals (men's and mixed doubles) despite being just released from military training. - Filepic

BIRMINGHAM: SOUTH Korean Ko Sung-hyun is so happy to be holding a badminton racquet rather than a gun.

Sung-hyun was released from military service earlier after Lee Yong-dae and Kim Ki-jung’s impending ban for missing dope tests left the South Koreans short of men’s doubles players.

And the 25-year-old showed just how happy he was to be playing badminton once more by powering into two semi-finals at the All-England on Friday.